The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-18
No Union Need Follow tho Dictates
of the National Body.
The Association Must Be Entirely
Democratic One.
Changes in the Bylaws Unani-
mously Agreed To.
Impressive Services OF the Afternoon
Session Tho Murder of Roderick Dhu
Gambroll, OF Mississippi, Referred
To Gen. Fussel Talks.

exercises were led lay Mrs. Hannah Whit
all Smith, The following bylaws were
added TO the constitutions
"No state union shall be bound by any
principle cspouscd or plan devised by the
National Woman's Christian temperance
union, except that all State aMxilaries
must subscribe tn the total abstinence
pledge aud the constitution Of the Ma
tional. "
The discussion was earnest and spirited,
and the bylaws We're adopted lay large
majority, \ wise provision for u possible
vacancy OF office was made 10y the follow
ing addition To- the bylaws: 'ln case of
the illness or death of the president, the
duties ol her office shall dcvolyc upon the
general officers, in the order of their clcc-
ton.
Late in the afternoon Yesterday the
daughter oi Mrs Judge Thompson, Of
llillsbOru, met with u serious accident
while on, driving.
Miss Willard stated 10 the convention
! the suffering condition ui Mn Reeves, and
| Mm. nonoc, president Of Ohio We. T. T.,
was empowered tn bear To the mother and
daughter the coincidence and sympathy Of
| the convention.
Absent ones were remembered aud tolc-
| grams ui sympathy sent Ia Mrs. Judge Mcr-
/ rick, ui New Orleans. Miss Jennie tassi-
! day ol louisville; Mrs. swift, oi ronnsyl-
ynnin; Mrs -. John, ui kansas, aud Ms.
Henrietta skeleton, Of Oregon.
4 ClblcTam WAS sent MH. Mary u.
| Willard, lurmcrrditur of the Union signal,
now IN Bcrlin. Germany.
! The noon pniycr was led by Miss West,
Of Chicago, aud pr'cclcd 10y the beautiful
| hymn, "Nhilc the Days arr Going By
AFTERNOON SESSION.
An impressive pant nf this afternoons
! meeting va, q memorial scnicc for Mrs.
| Mary I. Shields, president OF the Colorado
! Nomrn's Christian Temperance union,
aud Mn. /. ;. To-Day, secretary ui the
! department ul scientific temperance IN.
| sructiun cundur-d los Mrs. &. H. Buell..
| Mm. T. X iarury read selections lrum
| Revelations. and MI. Eslhcr frame.
Quaker miniFpr from Cleveland, lcd m
icrycnt prayer. Mis- Anna Hammer. Of
New jersey spoke ia memory ni Mrs.
Shields. and Mrs Aldrich, OF Iowa for
Alrs Tobcy The boy hero. Rudciics
| DIN GHmhrl uf Clinton. Miss, was ~
lucmbcpi ia tender tribute by Ms.
! Smell president oi the Mississippi Nomlns
.
{ iui in Mississippi im- uutr conscience iu IL
/ than before. from that silent grave in
| Clinton shall 20 iuuh an influence that
shall save the south.
| Miss willard closed the acryirr in her
/ own maichcss manner, speaking IT each.
| and OF John u. Finch. She brought the
invisible world near tho cable, thruNn
| ncrUg
The Cumberland Presbyterian church,
the largest la thc city, invited the cuuN'u-
ton Tor the remaining days, which Wa- tc-
cciycd with applause.
/ Dr. Howard, Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN
publishing house; Col. Cole and Judge
j. II. lus-rll. president NJ The Tenn
pruncc alliance, we're introduced. The
latter gentleman made brici speech
about the luIc rumpllgu \ lu'rr irum
the audience .lid Tho rcnn,..c, al
liincc las made .i.oii Il" hlc s hy defeat
Tho llcrl'n quartet sang "lhcr IS
Music in the Air
IN the evening large nnd enthusiasts
mcciing- were hrld la Watkins hall aud
Mckondv rhurh, while thc convention
was continued in the Cumberland rpsby-
| terrain church
The corn Fpuudiug secretary, Mr. G. u.
| Buell., gave q resume oi the work ui tho
NNNNNs wv NNlN .INNN ~ ENNfll NNHH iNll III
,lulc nll the States, but ~ reported Is adii.-
pG2. The uuWthoi the worlds W &. r.
L. had hopu phenomenal.
without solicitation on the part "
\ churches, conventions and assemblies ia
the outiU country hal passed psoluiiOns
induring temperance and Prohibition.
All summer camp IucrciinWs, teachers
institutes, and SUNDAY school conventions
had given welcome tu representatives II
thc ". &. 7. I. "lliv work of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance union viii not
be- done til tlic stan, are old, aud the sun
is cold, and the leaves Of the judgment
book uniolda'
Early IN the year the National union
promised q banner tu the state W. G.. n.
T. in each nj iN designated sections that
lshoucd the greatest increase In member
ship. Thctr we've now presented with
neat little speeches. Mrs Nichols, oi In
diana. 10 Miss T.. s. Siohric, Of Massachu.
sclts; Mr SMELL, oi Mississippi, 10 Miss
Margaret Hills, of Delaware; Mrs. T. u.
Caro, oi Chicago, 10 Mrs J. G.. Thomas,
81 Maryland Miss Esther rueh, the ban
nCr Tor New Mexico IN care OF Miss VII.
lnrl, Mn. VI. T.. Wells. Of Tennessee, 10
Mrs. Mnchrll. of Minnesota: the Rev.
NINA Shaw, of Boston, 10 Miss Kellogg,
ol Wisconsin: Mrs. benjamin, II Michi.
gan, 10 Nm. Lido Mcnwcthcr.
AZ the announcement VI the last which
WIS q complete surprise, grcat enthusiasm
hIlrl the house. Ms. Mcriwoilior said
shc hoped the banner would help tho
women u Tennessee bring the men back
a. their colorl. Tor they would never take
the w. q. q. 4. banner from tho high
standard il occupies. seventh banner
was given Ia New York the national ban
nrr 10 hold in charge until the next con-
yrntion. Mis-, willard made this prescnta-
ton, Mn. Burt receiving Il.